A chapter per side of the aisle
Her grandmother's dumplings on one side, his father's brisket on the other. Nobody's tradition gets lost in the merge.
The wedding gift
The wedding gift both families cook from
A wedding joins two families, and two families means two ways of making Sunday sauce. Gather both sides into one clothbound book — his and hers, recipe by recipe — and give the couple the one gift that outlasts the honeymoon.
Making it for one person instead? See the personalized recipe book →
The concept
One book, two families
Not another thing for the registry. A book that makes the two sides of the aisle meet at the same table, every week.
Collected from both families
One link per family, and everyone sends a recipe from their phone. The couple gets a book; both families get to be in it.
Two names on one cover
Clothbound, with both names set in type. It photographs beautifully on the gift table — and lives the next forty years on the kitchen shelf.
The plan
How the couple gets it
1Collect
Send one link to each side of the family. Recipes arrive by Telegram or straight from the camera roll — no typing marathon, no chasing anyone twice.
2Arrange
We typeset every recipe into proper pages. You arrange the two-family book: a chapter per side of the aisle, both names on the clothbound cover.
3Celebrate
Share the private link at the reception, and put the printed copy on the gift table. It is the gift that gets mentioned in the thank-you speech.
An idea for the surprise pageAsk the officiant or the best man to contribute a recipe — that's the page they won't see coming.
Quick questions
Before you text the group chat
Can several people chip in?
Yes — it is better that way. Everyone sends their recipe from their phone, and Telegram makes it easy: forward the recipe and it lands in the book. One gift, twenty names in it.
How far ahead should we start?
The online book exists the moment the first recipe lands, so sharing the link works even the week of the wedding. For a printed copy on the gift table, start a few weeks ahead so printing and shipping have room.
What does it cost?
Free for the first ten recipes and unlimited books — a real start on the couple's book costs nothing. A two-family book usually grows past ten recipes; the Club starts at $3.90 per week, cancel anytime after the wedding.
More answers on the full FAQ →
Start before the invitations go out.
Ten recipes are free. Send the two families one link each, and let the book fill itself before the big day.
Start the couple's book